Wire-anchor.



G. D. WHEAT.

WIRE ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20. l9l5.

1,256,753. Patent d Feb. 19, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE DEWEY WHEAT, OF WHITEHORSE, OKLAHOMA.

WIRE-ANCHOR.

Application filed February 20, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. \VHEAT, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVhitehorse, in the county of \Voods and State of Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in "Wire-Anchors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence stays, and has for its primary object toprovide a stay which is applicable to old as well as new fences, and isespecially adapted for anchoring wire fences of various widths.

Another object is to provide a stay formed from a single strand of wirecomprising an anchoring portion adapted to be buried in the ground andan upright portion adapted to be fastened to the fence.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence showing theapplication of the improved stay;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the stays;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the stays.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates an ordinary wirefence which may be of any desired width and as shown in the presentinstance is formed of a number of longitudinally extending wires andtransverse wires for holding the longitudinal Wires in spaced relation.

In order to hold the lowermost longitudinally extending wires of thefence in spaced relation from the ground in order to prevent animalsfrom escaping thereunder, a plurality of spaced or anchoring members 2are provided.

Each of the spaced members 2 isformed of a single strand of wire, oneend of which is formed into an eye, as shown at 3, extends downwardly asuitable distance and laterally as at 4. The wire is then bent to formloops 5, in the present instance four in number which are formed inpairs and are oppositely disposed, one to the other.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Serial No. 9,639.

By reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be noted that thevertical portion of the stay extends from a point substantiallycentrally of the loops 5. This construction serves to give the greatestamount of anchoring surface possible and to exert any pressure whichmight be applied to the stay evenly to all of the loops.

From. the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings it is thought that the construction and oper'ation of the device will be clearly understood and while I have hereinshown and described one specific form of my invention, I do not wish tobe limited thereto, except for such limitations as the claims mayimport.

WVhat is claimed is 1. A fence stay consisting of a single piece of wirebent so as to form a cross and having an end portion extending from thecenter of the cross and standing substantially at right angles to theplane of said cross and adapted to engage with a horizontal strand of awire fence.

2. A fence stay comprising a length of wire bent to form two pairs ofloops, the loops of each pair being longitudinally alined andsubstantially at right angles to the other alined pair of loops, saidwire having one end portion extending substantially at right angles toall of said loops and adapted to engage with a horizontal strand of awire fence.

3. A fence stay comprising a length of wire bent to form two pairs ofloops, the loops of each pair being longitudinally alined andsubstantially at right angles to the other alined pair of loops, eachloop of a pair being immediately connected with both loops of the otherpair, the loops of a pair not being otherwise connected with oneanother, said wire having one end portion extending substantially atright angles to all of said loops and adapted to engage with ahorizontal strand of a wire fence.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE DEWEY VHEAT.

Witnesses:

HARRY R. SHILLIAM, E. G. MILLER.

Copies 01 this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

